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, 1887-05-21
A French Noblemap's Suicide.

NEW YORK, May 20.-A dispatch from
Boston yesterday said: An unknown
Frenchman in a high state of excitement
and only partly dressed, boarded the out
going New York train, saying that his
daughter was on board and running away
with a man. He found his daughter in
company with an elderly woman. She re-
fused to go with him. aud he threw him
self beneath the wheels while the train
WAS going fifty miles an hour aud was in
stantly killed. His identity is unknown.
The matter was investigated by report
ers here to-day, and the girl and her
friends were found. They say the suicide
is known in Boston as a music teacher
under the name of Auguste de Sempe,
but that he was in reality Count de Ia
Tourasse. a member Of an old and noble
family; that he was a notary and attorney
in France, ruined by a passion for gam,
bling, and had fled to this country, a
debtor for a very large sum; that he lived
with a woman who died two years age,
leaving two children, and that he sent to
France for his daughter Marie, one of q
large family left there by him. She,
after her arrival, learned OF his wrong
doing and on that account and it is init
mated on account Of his demeanor toward
her, she consulted a priest and under his
imperative advice decided to leave him.
and it was in execution of this design hat
she left for New York Yesterday. The
fugitive was Polimes Marie Charles Louis
Armedee de Sorbiers de Ia Tourasse. He
was the Oldest son OF Franz dc Corbiers
de la Tourasse, of castle of st. Pierre de
la Tourasse.
, 1887-05-21

Particulars of the Tram Robbery.
WACO, Tex, &iay 20.-The following
particulars OF the train robbery on the In-
ternational & Great Northern railroad, at
Mcneil station, have been learned. Twelve
mounted men did the work and they went
at it with so much system, and their plans
worked 30 well. that they secured a large
moun of money from the Pacific Express
company.
A passenger on the train says: "When
the train pulled up at Mcneil station it
was found that the agent and two gentle
men were in charge. The robbers were
well mounted and armed. They had
rolled a log in front of the engine, and the
engineer and fireman were guarded by
some of them while the others
proceeded to fire into the top Of
the cars. The passengers we're told
that if they kept quiet they would
not be molested. One passenger was shot
in the hand and u brakeman named
White had his cheek grazed by a bullet.
The express agent refused to open the
car door, and the robbers broke open the
door and knockei the expressnan down.
The safe was then broken open and
robbed"
The amount of money obtained has
been variously estimated at from $2l 900
to $4,000. After the robbers had Sc
cured the "boodle'' they told the train
men to roll the log from the track and
they could &c. After robbing the train
they mounted their horses and rode away.
The train was delayed only about half an
hour.
, 1887-05-21
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Secretary Fair
child said to-day that he had not issued
any orders for the substitution of PAPER
currency for gold coin as a medium OF ex-
change on the Pacific coast.
The president has directed that the con-
sent of the Indians on the Crow reserva-
ton, in Montana. for the right of way
granted by the last congress to the Rocky
Fork & Cook City Railroad company.
shall be obtained from the Indians in
council assembled.
The report of the director OF the mint
on the production of precious metals in
the United States for the calendar year OF
1886 is in the press and will soon be ready
for distribution. The director estimates
the production in the United States tc
have been in 1886: Gold, $35, 900, 900
silver, s5l ,OOO, 900.
The president, accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Col. and
Mrs. Lamont, will leave Washington fol
| Syracuse Lake, n. Y, next Thursday
for a fishing trip.
Preparations for the national drill. to
begin here next week, are about complete.
The drill will formally open with a dress
parade on Monday al 4 o'clock.
The interstate commission
has enlarged the suspension order in the
case of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroads, SO as to include the
Denver G. Rio Grande company.
, 1887-05-21
foreign Notes.

LONDON, May 20.-hoViolent shock of
earthquake was felt at Monte Carlo at 8
O'Clock this morning.
The Times says: We are informed that
extensive frauds have been committed on
agents of one American bank by means of
forged letters of credit which were pre-
sented simultaneously by a gang of skilful
thieves in six or eight leading cities of the
continent The forgers have not been
caught.
The second installment Of the present
series of articles on "Parnellism and
Crime" appears in the Times to-day. It
deals with the league conventions in Chi
cago and Philadelphia, and the Clan.na-
Gael societies share therein, and refers to
a message which it says Parnell sent to
the Philadelphia convention advising that
a platform be framed which would ''ena-
BILE us to continue to receive help from
America"
BREsT, May 20.-An accident happened
on board the French ironclad Dugues
Gin, b. which two members of the crew
were killed and seventeen badly injured.
No information as to the nature of the
accident has been received.
PARIS, May 20.-De Freycinet went to
the Elysee palace this afternoon and in.
formed President Grevy that after a
thorough consideration of the situation he
had roma tn tho oonoIus;on A.. .ka.-.
no satisfactory prospect of his being able
10 form a cabinet that would endure. He
therefore declined the task.
N. Dunoyer, member of the state coun-
Gil, has resigned in consequence of the de-
cisions of that body regarding the Or
leans princes.
Sixty Ferryist deputies have threatened
M. De Freycinet with systematic obstruc.
ton if he should give the portfolio tc
Gen. Boulanger.
1t is thought likely that NJ. Rouviel
and NJ. Deves will enter the ministry
under De Freycinet. Members of the
chamber of deputies are deluged with
kilograms from the provinces demanding
that Gen. Boulanger be retained in the
ministry of war. NJ. Rochefort, in the
htrdnHgednt, proposes that a vast petit.
ton be signed demanding Gen. Bou,anger's
retention. Others propose a demonstra.
ton in his favor, and that Gen. Bou.
LANCER be elected on Sunday next as a
member for Paris, Notwithstanding his
ineligibility.
, 1887-05-21

Plans and specifications for building an
addition to the United States penitentiary
at Laramie City, Wyo., will be received
at the office of the governor, in Cheyenne,
and opened at noon, June 9. 1887, by the
board, consisting of the governor, the sec.
rotary and the United States marshal of
the territory.
The plans and specifications will con-
form as nearly as possible to the outward
appearance of the present building. which
is 40x70 feet, outside measurement walls
of hard sand store, twenty. four inches
thick and twenty four feet high above the
grade; mansard roof with dormer win
dows.
The plans and specifications must in
clude the cells and all the interior work
complete and ready for occupancy. The
secretary of the interior will allow a rea-
sonable compensation for the plans and
specifications adopted. but for none other.
The amount of money to be expended is
about twenty. one thousand dollars, and no
plans and specifications will be considered
which contemplate a larger expenditure.
Provision will he made for five women
prisoners and three sleeping rooms for
guards.
Plans and specifications will also in
clu0e an additional expenditure OF one
thousand dollars for kitchen and diniug-
room for one hundred prisoners, which
may be an attached building of stone. or
embraced in the main building.
On the acceptance of the plans and
specifications, and the advertisement for
bids, there will be at the same time an
advertisement for repairs to the present
building, costing possibly three thousand
l.l... -. 1000 IL - III --1-
regulated by the plans, position and ar
ranpements of the new bui ding.
All plans, specifications, contracts. etc,
to be approved by the secretary of the in.
terror, upon the recommendation of the
board.
All payments in cash.
THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Governor and Chairman of the Board.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., NAV l9, 1887.
, 1887-05-21
THE GREAT FIRE
Lake Linden. Mich. a Scene of
DesOlation.
Hundreds Of Families Rendered
Homeless.
Particulars Of the Texas Train
Robbery.
The Fire IN Michigan.

MARQUETTE, May 20. $50 p. m.-The
fire at Lake Linden is now under control.
Flames we're first noticed from the second
story of human & Trelease's general mer-
chandise store. Everything was as dry
as finder. and despite the heroic efforts of
the fremen and citizens the flames spread
rapidly. In less han two hours after the
first alarm the entire business portion of
the town, from the starting point to the
public school, was in ashes. Every saloon
but one, and every store structure except
that occupied by F.. Weber & Co., as 4
meat market was destroyed. The losses
are terrible to Lake Linden, and conserv-
alive judges place the pecuniary damage
81, 500. 900. The insurance is probably
not less than 100000. There is great loss
of household goods and surplus clothing,
the flames reaching out with such rapid
ity that householders quickly realized that
their only safety was in instant flight.
Panic seized everyone.
The fire department was fifteen minutes
in reaching the fire after it broke out, and
then was helpless. the flames having made
such Roadway that no agency OF man
could be of any avail. Had the fire
broken III at night hundreds Of lives
would have been lost.
Words fail to picture the awful speed
with which the flames swept through tie
doomed town, families rushing from their
homes to the street, saving only the gar.
ments on their backs. Hundreds of fam
lilies are roofess to night, without bedding
or clothing, except what they have on.
No stores are left to furnish supplies. and
Hancock and Houghton merchants are
sending mattresses aud bedding to the
homeless people. Everything was as dry
as finder from long drought, and even
solid brick blocks melted away before the
furious flames like snow. The flames
swept clean to the shores of the lake from
the schoolhouse. half a mile, and three or
four blocks wide.
A rough estimate of losses only is pos
sible at this hour, the excitement making
it hard to get at the real facts. The losses
On stores alone will foot up about $780,
600.
, 1887-05-21

LOUISVILLE. May 2O-Six furlongs for
maiden 3-year-olds-HarrY Glen won,
Barracks second, Hecla third. Time,
l:l82.
Six furlongs-AverY won, Roy, Boy
second, Venesti third. Time. l:lst.
Three quarters of a mile dash for 2.
year-olds-Los Angeles won, Badge sec
ond Time. l:l63.
Mile dssn-Jennin Mcfarland won
Handy Handy second. Time, l:45g.
One and one-sixteenth mile dash
Monocrat won, Kalootah second, Katie A.
third. Time. 1914.
, 1887-05-21

NEW YORK, May 2O.-The answer of
the Marquis DeMores. who was arrested
at the instance of q west side butcher
named Samuel Grimshaw. will be filed on
Saturday. 1t will in effect be almost a
complete denial of the statements made in
the affidavit on which the order OF arrest
was granted
, 1887-05-21

LONDON, May 2O.-Fierce gales have
prevailed and great damage has been
done in various parts of England. Ia
Kent the wind blew with the violence off
hurricane. Snow and hailqtones have
been experienced in the lake regions of
Scotland. In London trees in the parks
were injured and many blown down.
Many wrecks are reported to have occurred
on the coast.
, 1887-05-21

Great excitement has been caused in
Paris, Tex, by the remarkable recovery
of j. f. Corley, who was 20 helpless he
could not turn in bed, or raise his head;
everybody said be was dying of consump
ton. a trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Medical Discovery was sent him. Finding
relief he bought a large bottle and a box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills; by the time
he had taken two boxes of pills and two
bottles Of the discovery, he was well and
had gained %thirty-slx pounds. Trial bot
ties of this great discovery for consump-
ton free at w. N. Hunts.
, 1887-05-21
Street Car Drivers Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20.-The street
car drivers struck this morning, and only
one car on each line is being run in order
to preserve the charter rights. The men
yesterday asked for an increase of wages
and were denied.
, 1887-05-21

CHICAGO. May 20. Cattle Reoeipts,
1000; market weak; heavy lOc lower;
shipping steers. $50 to 1900 pounds,
IS. 9094 80: stockers and feeders, So. OC
04.10; Texas cattle, 81. 7Sl34.80
, 1887-05-21
Gilmore Knocked Out.

MONTREAL, May &c. Notwithstanding
the threats of the police, Gilmore and
Hawkins met at Back river at 2 o'clock
this morning. and after a hard fight.
which lasted nearly two hours, Gilmore
was completely knocked out,
, 1887-05-21

PrTTsBURG, May 2O.-The strike of
brickmakers was inaugurated this morn
ing About 1000 men are affected di-
rectly BY the strike.
, 1887-05-21
Race Horses Burned 10 Death

New ORLEANS, May 2O.-The noted
race horse George l.. and seven other
horses were burned to death last night in
the Louisville & Nashville railroad cattle
NON
, 1887-05-21
Base Ball.


New YORK, May 20.-New York 10,
Pittsburg O..
PHILADELPHIA, May 2o.-Philadelphia
4, Chicago5 s.
WASHINGTON. May 20.-Washington
l, Detroit IL.
BosToN, MAY 90 Boston 8, Indian
apolis I.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.
ST.. LOUIS, May 2O.-St. Louis IS,
Brooklyn 9.
CINCINNATI, May 20. -Cincinnati I,
Baltimore l6.
LOUISVILLE, May 20 Louisville 8,
Metropolitans 9.
CLEVELAND, May 2O.-Cleveland 3,
Athletics 10.
, 1887-05-21
Local Option Law Demonstrations

ATLANTA, May 20.-Judge Pardee, of
the United States circuit court, in a suit
tried yesterday, held the Georgia local
option law to be unconstitutional. The
case will be appealed to the United States
supreme court.
, 1887-05-21

NON>S trihe with any Throat or
" Lung Disease. If you have
a Cough or Cold, or the children nrc
threatened with Croupor Whooping Cough,
nso Acker's English Remedy and preven
further trouble. 1t is Il positive cure
and we guarantee II. Price 10 and 600
DR.. W. N. Hunt.
Entire stock Of shoes AT eest.
WW. Myers
, 1887-05-21

A Savage Attack on O'Brlen.
KINGSTON, Ont, May 20. A savage
attack was made on Mr.. O'Brien here to-
, 1887-05-21

S & Historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1887-05-21

/. LOUIS, MAY 2O.-St. Louis IS,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
FOR SALE.

Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city
Lots on the inside on street car lines and in
outside additions Suburban lots on the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains. Several fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining counties.
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere
w. A. THOMAS,
The 0ldestlReal Estate Agency in Wichita
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Winning Wichita"
HThe Wonderful Wichita"
1.-The Winning Wonder"
"The Kansas Wonder"
'The Western Wonder"
"The Wonder Of America"
"The Wonder City In Wonder Land"
sThe Winning Wonder Of the Western World"
1.-The Pride Of the West"
1.-THE Wonderful City OF the Great West"
1.-THE Great City OF the Plains" .
THE Great City of the Arkansas Valley"
"The City OF Destiny"
1.-The Ideal City Of the Typical state"
sThe Young Giant OF the trans Missouri"
"GThe Youthful Hercules OF the West"
The Athletic Ajax OF the AbOundful Arkansas"
'The Mascot"
"The Magical Mascot"
'The Mascot Of the Meridian"
1.-The Mer1dtan's wonderful Mascot"
1.-THE Athens Of America"
NThe New Chicago"
Magical Mascot OF the Sixth Meridian"
"Tne Magic City"
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'sThe Athens OF Kansas"
1.-THE Mecca Of Men"
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1.-The Pride the PratrieS"
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05
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SUTTON.

Miss Keefe, Of Ohio, Is visiting at Hannl-
gan's, her friends. *
Two car loads OF potatoes were shipped
from Sutton last Saturday. IT,. .
Mr.. Ritter and his son, Of Winnebago City,
is visiting his relatives in this place. =.
Lawrence Proeschel threshed $50 bushels Of
wheat from 80 :acres. A good yield for this
season.
A party Of surveyors Of the >Winona &
Southern Minnesota r. r.. were surveying
through the western part Of the town of Dex-
ter last Saturday. The line went through the
farms of c. Proesohel and W. Arndt. the last
named gentleman says the prospect for
depot at bis place is very good and he Is now
figuring on town sites, selling lots, ETC.. etc.
W.T.. Jacobs starred for Los Angeles, CAL.
last Monday. They were surprised last week
BY their nsiKhbors who came to bid them tare-
we'll and success in their new home. Mr..
Jacobs came here eight years ago with moth
ing and now starts with $4,000 in cash. He
says he would not leave this country it it were
not that his health was poor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05

All this goes to show that to mex
perience and incapacity is added the
evil of continual change, reorganiz-
alton, new acquaintance with pupils
and new start from the beginning.
The fault is not with the teachers.
They are of our choicest young
people, the industrious and aspiring
youth Of the State, who have made
the best use of their advantages,
The fault is with the system that
offers employment only from term to
term, few months each year, which
encourages young girls, by offering.
salaries large for them but too small
for competent teachers, to give up
study and become teachers, which
policy, as these gain experience,
drives them out of the profession by
offering similar advantages to their
young competitors. " .~".. a..
So it is, by law as certain as
gravitation, that the good teachers
leave the country schools where
wages are low, changes frequent, and
the school year is from four to seven
months, and come to the city and.
village. While this state of things
continues it is in vain that the chil.
dren Of the country are educated as
teachers for their own schools. There
being no demand for them, they in
variably migrate to the cities, and
the unwarranted complaint is raised
that the city is robbing the country.
This, with other evils, will be rome
died when we have our school inter-
ests administered on business prln-
ciples, have better organization, an
independent and responsible superin-
tendence, terms Of school not less
than eight months in each year, and
teachers engaged by the year and
continued efficiency.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05
DEXTER.

A. DeGraf will move into the WEIGH house.
8. wi,hrow, of this place, has been granted
pension.
Henry Ohms has bought team and will
farm next year where A. D. Dickinson lives.
Scott s. March have bought the engine from
Cargiu and will put it in their blacksmith
shop.
HBenner has No. l horse for sale, four
years old, perfectly sound and gentle and
weighs 1900 pounds.
Benner Bros. expect their new hay press
every day. They have large amount of hay
to pr SO when it arrives.
W. A. Medberry has sold 80 acres of land ad-
Joining his farm on the south to party from
near St. Charles, MINI. He will build on it
this fair
Cargill Bros. have closed their warehouse
here. This leaves US only two buyers, but
don't you forget it, farmers get all their grain
every time.
Chris. Anderson has also bought team and
is farming the widow Jacobs place. c. Ger
kin has moved into Benner Bros. house OPP
posite ]. Maschs.
Mr.. Lapham, of Houston county, is pressing
ana Snlppl0S nay 1TOu mere 'uOW dt Tue 1oSo
of a car day. he will have about 800 tons
and will bail it all.
Mr. Eaton, who bought 600 acres of lane
north of town, is building house and barn
thereon and will move into it this fall. He
came here from Winona county.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Wolff arrived here last
week. Mr.. Wolf returned to Minneapolis last
Friday and Mrs. Wolf will remain with her
father, A. DeGrafr, for while. $3.50.
If our county commissioners want their
constituents to pat them on the back. let
taem 90 to work and fix the court room in
some way so a man talking can be heard. We
don't think anyone would grumble at the ex-
pense. Try it.
A pleasant surprise party was given at the
residence of B.S.Benner on Saturday evening
last, in honor of the birthday of Miss Callie
WEIGH. who was home on visit from her
school in Lyle. She was the recipient of many
nice presents. Mr.. WEIGH said it was his
birthday, too, and so he came in for share
of the presents and emoluments, etc.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05
NoT'l |.

Having rented the apparatus for gener-
ating, storing and administering oxygen
gas, which I, formerly operated in DR..
Macdonald's Office. Iwlll now furnish this
eficaclous remedy at my residence on
Maple street, south side Of public square.
Having generated the gas since its intro
duction here, can. from long experience,
guarantee pure article. DR.. Macdonald
will, as before, give the therapeutical
part his supervision. :5 ,.. I i
=, II s. w. DAY. 4
AUSTIN. Minnesota. October 8, 1887.
TO the Inualid Public: 81. :.
e A large and constantly increasing prac.
tice having compelled me either to relin-
.quish the treatment Of disease by oxygen
or to employ it when manufactured BY
some one else, ! have chosen the latter
alternative and shall continue to use and
unhesitatingly recommend 1t in all forms
OF chrome disease. especially Of the lungs
and nervous system, can do so all the
more readily as have no longer any pe-
:cuniary interest IN its exhibition. Twill,
as when the apparatus was controlled by
myself, direct my patients IN its USE
ALEX, MACDONALD, u. D.
=. 81 still personally manufacture
and aupply the Home 1rsatnsnt.
Il q 81
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05
nRoWNsD

A. J. Hunt is home from St. Paul.
Nettie Casseday is in Minneapolis this week.
A soft coal heater for sale. Enquire of c.
A. Sleeper.
Jens Jefson is putting up a commodious
building on his lots.
Walter Bacon will take in the elephant at
Minneapolis this week.
Engles Roller Mill flower at Sleeper & Sons
every week. Warranted.
Mrs. George HENDERSON has applied for u
divorce from her husband.
Ralph Muncy is buying grain at the city of
Renova, five miles east of here.
Mrs. Dan Priest, of st. Paul, was the guest
of Mrs. c. A. Sleeper the past week.
The straw-pressing firm are shipping large
quantities of straw from this place.
VIM. Knox and wife returned from a trip to
Minneapolis and the Exposition last week.
Our school commenced Monday morning
with Mr.. Palmer as principal and Miss Annie
Stokes as assistant.
Ell. Simpson has engaged the services of
A. Butteraeld to remodel dwelling adjoin-
ing his present abode.
The children Of Mrs. Eda Clark nee Billings,
Miss Nettie and Master Sanford, Joined their
mother in Minneapolis last week:
Mrs. John Bacon, after lengthy stay in
Minneapolis, has returned to this place and
f. convinced that Brownsville is the Eden to
reside in.
Stephen Bacon. of Minneapolis, is here visit
ing his son and friends. Mr.. Bacon's health
is not good, Minneapolis atmosphere does not
agree with him. =.
Mrs. Della Webb and Master Berthe with her
cousin, Miss Lille Woodward, returned Mon
day from visit to Minneapolis and st. Paul
They took dinner at Sleeper 4 Sons hotel.
Rev. Mr.. Inkleburner, our new, minister,
delivered good sermon at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening. His text was 1st Tim
othy, Ist Verse and 18th Chapter. The follow
ing are those that sung in the choir: Miss
Gertie Hunt, organist, assisted by Samuel
Cartwright, Mrs. Carlos Sleeper. Mrs. Chas.
Sleeper. Mrs. W. q. Elliott, Miss Anne Stokes,
Miss Cora Hunt and Mr.. Matt. Elliott. Il II.